California's Most Memorable Political Scandals

Most of the candidates, including Saleh, in next month's election for five council seats are leaders of last summer's recall drive. They participated in forums this week to discuss the city's woes, of which there are many.

The city became a symbol of municipal corruption after a series of LA Times reports exposed city officials' large salaries. Four of the city's five council members were paying themselves about $100,000 a year for their part-time service to a city where one in six people live in poverty.

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A fifth council member, Lorenzo Velez, did not take a high salary and was not targeted for recall. He is seeking re-election.